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Issue: Vol 161, Issue 7450

27 January 2011
IN THIS ISSUE

Sacker & Partners LLP has appointed Tom Jackman as a solicitor.

Glaisyers Solicitors LLP has recruited solicitor, Chris Burrows to its wills, trusts and probate department.

Eversheds has appointed Mark Surguy, the chairman of the Midlands Fraud Forum, as a commercial dispute resolution partner.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has made new appointments this month. International arbitrator Doug Jones joins as CIArb president and John Wright becomes chairman of the board of trustees.

Karen Lord, a business lawyer joins Morrisons Solicitors company and commercial team from ASB Law.

Peter Clarke, former head of Scotland Yard’s counter-terrorism squad, has been stirring things up again at Policy Exchange, the right-leaning think tank...

Suing Ryanair is no easy task, claims Ian Loveland

Barbara Hewson considers the latest ECtHR ruling on Ireland’s abortion law

Carol Goodall offers a solution to lease renewal troubles

Ombudsmen: a substitute for litigation? Judith Farbey reports

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Hugh James—Phil Edwards

Serious injury teambolstered by high-profile partner hire

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Freeths—Melanie Stancliffe

Firm strengthens employment team with partner hire

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

DAC Beachcroft—Tim Barr

Lawyers’ liability practice strengthened with partner appointment in London

NEWS
Tech companies will be legally required to prevent material that encourages or assists serious self-harm appearing on their platforms, under Online Safety Act 2023 regulations due to come into force in the autumn
Commercial leasehold, the defence of insanity and ‘consent’ in the criminal law are among the next tranche of projects for the Law Commission
The Bar has a culture of ‘impunity’ and ‘collusive bystanding’ in which making a complaint is deemed career-ending due to a ‘cohort of untouchables’ at the top, Baroness Harriet Harman KC has found

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has secured £1.1m in its first use of an Unexplained Wealth Order (UWO)

County court cases are speeding up, with the median time from claim to hearing 62 weeks for fast, intermediate and multi-track claims—5.4 weeks faster than last year
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